Carpet Beetle on Saxifraga Alpino Pink

[Gav.]

Hi All

Found this little one walking around the flowers, 2mm in size, shot 2:1, Thank you looking

Gav


2mm Carpet beetle 1 by Gavin Wickham, on Flickr


2mm Carpet beetle by Gavin Wickham, on Flickr

 

[scoober]

Nicely done such a tiny creature

 

[Gav.]

Nicely done such a tiny creature

Thanks Mate

 

[Cobra]

Nice detail Gav

 

[Gav.]

Nice detail Gav

Thank you Chris

 

[Paul Iddon]

She's pregnant Gav.

Paul.

 

[Gav.]

Hi, I thought the shape was differant to the last one I found, I'll keep eye on the plant for the larvae, Thanks Paul

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice shooting, Gav. What lens for those? It appears you got fairly close or is that an illusion.

 

[Gav.]

Nice shooting, Gav. What lens for those? It appears you got fairly close or is that an illusion.

Thanks Kirk, Laowa 100mm 2x ultramacro lens, it is close, beetle is around 2mm long and flower pettle is around 6mm across